Story and pics from my Missouri Hunting Trip

So last week me, my dad 2 friends made a trip to missouri to hunt deer. This was not some trophy outfitter or anything. Just a little land owner that let us hunt his 500acres for 5 days. Hunt wasnt but $500 so we definitely wasnt expecting to kill trophy deer. We just wanted to have a guys trip and enjoy time away. On the ride up (from south MS) we got in a fricking winter storm about arkansas line. What should have been an 8hr ride took almost 11hrs. We were in 4wheel drive the last 3 hrs and doing 15-25mph. Roads were terrible, and pulling a trailer with a 3000lb ranger on the back was very scary. We almost lost it on a bridge once, and somehow got it back straight. But once we made it, it was awesome... a winter wonderland. Pics below show the ride going in, pics from front porch of our cabin as well as from living room of our cabin. Awesome views.

Now about the hunt.. it was TOUGH. Thick woods that was full of acorns and big bucks locked down with does. On the 1st morning i found a scrape line of 5 scrapes and a huge acorn tree dropping, and set up there. Saw a doe. Went back the evening,doe again. 2nd day i decided to go back.. does again both hunts. 3rd morning i decided to give the spot one more go since the snow was melting. I sit there all morning and didnt see anything and had decided i was moving spots that evening. Then at 8:15 i saw a big body cruising through the other side of the woods and scoped it and saw horns.. followed him down the ridge and across road i came in on for 10mins striaght and never could get a clean shot. Was so depressed, but knew i didnt spook him so i knew i would be back that evening. Went back extra early at 1:30 to try and catch him comming back through. Then at 4pm on the dot, i heard leaves and turnd arund and he was cruising through, had already snuck up on me at 10yds.. I closed the deal with a heart shot from the 6.5 creedmore. No monster, but such an amazing/rewarding hunt. Had a blast.



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